Among other things, nurses want safe workplaces that promote quality health care. “It’s the role of the nurse executive and nurse manager to establish a work environment that supports professional practice,” says Pamela Thompson, CEO of the American Organization of Nurse Executives. “That’s one key piece to retention.” It’s also important that nurses play an active role in shaping their environment. “Nurses want to work in a place that brings high quality to patients and know they have a role in the process,” says Susan Shelander, director of recruitment and retention for Memorial Hermann, Houston. Creating such an environment is not easy.
In order for a nurse to deliver patient focused care, they must first develop an effective nurse-patient relationship with the service users that they care for. This is important in order to ensure that the highest quality of care is provided to the patient. As, according to Sheldon (2009), a nurse-patient relationship is based upon the commitment of a nurse to work alongside their patient’s, in order to deliver personal and effective care which meets the identified health needs. Patient focused care involves the patient and nurse working together as a partnership and places the patient and their relatives central to decision making in regards to the planning, implementation and assessment of care. An equal nurse-patient relationship is important in order to ensure that safe, effective and personal health care is delivered and that the patients’ needs are appropriately met (The Health Foundation, 2012).
And yes, nurses are paid fairly well. Also, I think that nursing will allow me to maintain a good quality of life. However, there are discourses used in the nursing field that must be mastered in order to be a nurse. Discourse is important in every aspect of life, but when it comes to nursing, communication, medical terminology, patient confidentiality, and knowing the appropriate course of action for a specific situation are the keys to success. They form an important part of the broad spectrum of skills required in the nursing profession.
In doing so, nurses must be care-givers and educators - providing the necessary information, skills and knowledge, to their patients to allow for self-nurturance, well-being, and growth. I started my journey in the field of nursing two years ago. My personal values, combined with the strong desire to help others influenced me to enroll in the Licensed Practical Nurse program. This career path has provided such great opportunities to help others, and has allowed for my own personal growth. I am continuously looking for new and great ideas to better the field of nursing and the ultimate goal of helping those in need.
Why I Chose Nursing Being a nurse is a very influential and rewarding profession. Nurses care for people through illness, injury, pain, loss, dying, grieving, birth, growth, aging and health. They not only care for people through illness, but they also promote health, prevent diseases and educate the public. We all know that nursing is a field that is concerned with helping people, yet I believe that in becoming a nurse, a person needs more than that desire to succeed. It is essential for a nurse to be open, strong, determined, thoughtful and caring.
Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse When you hear the word “nurse,” what pops into your head? Do you see them as a caregiver, a person with a caring heart of gold, an empathetic person, a hard-worker? Nurses are all of those; they are always going to be when you need them to take the pain away, they will always be there when you need a helping hand, and they will be there to support you throughout your stay at the hospital. There are so many different type of nurses out there but, one interesting specialty is the neonatal intensive nurse. “Working tirelessly to get him comfortable and stable.
The tasks given can be responsible for major wear and tear on both the mind and body. It is a kind of job that not everyone can take on. It takes a lot of inner and outer strength to deal with the challenges that are thrown at CENAs left and right. To be a successful nurse’s aide, a CENA must have compassion, patience, be observant, knowledgeable and responsible. Being compassionate is one of the most important traits a CENA must have.
Caring for patients needs is the most important quality that any practical nurse should have. When a patient sees and feels that the nurse cares about him/her immediately the patient starts building a trust relationship with that nurse. By building this trust the patient most likely will discuss its health problems with the nurse. Since the objective part of treatment is held by patient telling its nurse about the symptoms he or she faces, the trust is a must for patient to be able to discuss it with its nurse. In addition a good practical nurse should also be a good listener.
They can work in cardiology, emergency, family practice, geriatrics, neonatology, nephrology, oncology, pediatrics, primary care, school health and women’s health(“Nurse Practitioners (NP)”,U.S. National Library of Medicine). To be a nurse practitioner you will need to have excellent people skills. A nurse practitioner needs to have a genuine interest in a person’s well-being(“Nurse Practitioner”, Career Cruising). Emotional maturity is a must have.
Being the best that I can be is the only way to gain the respect of future colleagues, and this does involve mentorship. Also, making my clinical instructor aware of the kind of education I benefit from helps ensure the proper pairing to a nurse willing to mentor, allowing me the freedom to practice without stress or anxiety. In summary, the importance of mentorship with students and new grads is paramount in providing the surety of confidence in practice. It makes sense to invest in programs